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Advisers should 'call out' misalignment in investment markets

Advisers all have financial benefit from promoting investments through an advice fee, or percentage of FUM. This is not a value judgement, simply a statement...

Life Insurance Framework review moved to Treasury

Towards the end of last year, ASIC began preparations to request relevant documentation from major dealer groups around life insurance advice. This year is a...

IN Academy: ESG Masterclass

This report provides a short summary of each presentation and the key learning outcomes from the ESG Masterclass.

Freehold and Alceon merging businesses, positioned for growth

Alceon Group, led by respected industry veteran Trevor Loewensohn, announced this week that it is formally combining its business with Freehold Investment...

Wealthier investors open to advice

More high-net-worth (HNW) investors are open to receiving financial advice than a year ago, but they are yet to do so, according to the latest report from...

Managed account boom reflects diverse industry

The 12th edition of the Managed Accounts Report, a joint effort between State Street Global Advisers and Investment Trends, was released this week, with the...

Wealth management platform space is ripe for tech disruption

The shift towards non-aligned platform advice forced structural change within wealth management in a way never seen before. Findings from the...

ASIC delivers certainty on consent and 'lack of independence' disclosure

The corporate regulator, ASIC, has continued its busy start to the year, releasing three legislative instruments this week stemming from the recommendations...

No greenwashing in sight at the ESG Masterclass

This year The Inside Network held its industry-leading Environmental, Social and Governance or ESG Masterclass with some of Australia’s leading thinkers...

Overcoming career risk in the fund management game

It’s commonly stated that career risk is among the biggest factors that drives the perceived under-performance of most active managers. The evidence...

Financial advisers in need of better data

Not that long ago a fund manager could provide a mesmerising presentation slide on how it uses “big data.” Examples might be using Google Earth to...

Australian Ethical shoots for the stars

Australian Ethical, which is already the equal-largest manager of specialist ESG-related funds in Australia, alongside Vanguard, is now aiming to be among the...

Performance test potential catalyst for advice renaissance

A key plank of the highly touted Your Future Your Super legislation is the ‘performance test’ that will apply to industry super funds and other My...

Advice regulator on the front foot to begin 2021

The financial services regulator ASIC has ramped-up its legislative activity in 2021, following a 2020 dominated by pandemic support and leniency. Commenting...